What If?

Journal Article | July 2022

Facilitating Conceptual Change by Engaging Students’ Preconceptions During College Science Classroom Instruction

Journal Article | January 2021

Whether to engage student preconceptions to facilitate conceptual change is an area of debate among conceptual change theorists. Here, we evaluate the efficacy of a preconceptions-based instructional sequence about…

Intentionally Addressing Equity in the Classroom

Journal Article | November 2022

Equity, as we define it, means striving to serve the needs of others and enhancing belonging by focusing on “whole humans” in emotional, sociocultural, and personal contexts. Integrating equitable practices in STEM…

Data-Driven Science Vlogging for Connected Learning Anywhere

Journal Article | April 2022

Become a Salt Watcher in your Community

Journal Article | March 2023

A Hands-on Activity to Understand the Nature of Science and Authentic Scientific Inquiry in Large Laboratory Courses

Journal Article | May 2023

Integrating authentic research practices into introductory laboratory courses to prepare tomorrow’s scientists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, an incomplete understanding of the nature…

Modeling, Reading, and Talking, Oh My!

Journal Article | July 2022

Rainfall, River Height, and Local Relevance

Journal Article | May 2023

Practice Makes Better

Journal Article | January 2021

Practice effects are ubiquitous human phenomena that have been scientifically studied for over half a century. They are also among the most directly applicable psychological phenomenon, holding broad implications for…

An Examination of Constructivism, Active Learning, and Reflexive Journaling and Their Independent and Combined Effects on Student Acceptance of Biological Evolution

Journal Article | January 2022

Instruction that increases acceptance of evolution is essential to effective biology instruction, but instruction about evolution is not consistently correlated with increased levels of acceptance. Does the pedagogical…

Engineering the Coast

Journal Article | March 2022

It’s All About Energy!

Journal Article | January 2021

Oligotrophic

Journal Article | April 2021

Let's Build a Fast Car

Journal Article | August 2021

Teaching Comprehension in the Digital Age

Journal Article | April 2021